Make Your Own Personal Bill of Rights

Choose the Rights below which resonate the best within you and add them to your own personal Bill of Rights:

1. I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival. 2. I have a right to discover and know my Child Within. 3. I have a right to grieve over what I didn’t get that I needed or what I got that I didn’t need or want. 4. I have a right to follow my own values and standards. 5. I have a right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe or violates my values. 6. I have a right to dignity and respect. 7. I have a right to make decisions. 8. I have a right to determine and honor my own priorities. 9. I have the right to have my needs and wants respected by others. 10. I have the right to terminate conversations with people who make me feel put down and humiliated. 11. I have the right not to be responsible for others’ behavior, actions, feelings or problems. 12. I have a right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect. 13. I have a right to all of my feelings. 14. I have a right to be angry at someone I love. 15. I have a right to be uniquely me, without feeling I’m not good enough. 16. I have a right to feel scared and to say “I’m afraid.” 17. I have the right to experience and then let go of fear, guilt and shame. 18. I have a right to make decisions based on my feelings, my judgment or any reason that I chose. 19. I have a right to change my mind at any time. 20. I have the right to be happy. 21. I have the right to my own personal space and time needs. 22. It is okay to be relaxed, playful and frivolous. 23. I have the right to change and grow. 24. I have the right to be open to improve communication skills so that I may be understood. 25. I have a right to make friends and be comfortable around people. 26. I have a right to be in a non-abusive environment. 27. I can be healthier than those around me. 28. I can take care of myself, no matter what. 29. I have the right to grieve over actual or threatened losses. 30. I have the right to trust others who earn my trust. 31. I have the right to forgive others and to forgive myself. 32. I have the right to give and to receive unconditional love.